Maschinenfabrik Niehoff Gmbh & Co. Kg

Maschinenfabrik, Niehoff Kg

Karl Jorg

Werner Lepach

Gunther Engmann

Dieter Ferschl

Hermann Heider

A method and apparatus for the continuous changing of reels on continuously operating stationary winding stations for strand-like materials are disclosed. A reel changing apparatus having at least two reel receiving stations is provided. A full reel being wound on a winding station is removed from the winding station by a first reel receiving station of the reel changing apparatus which continues to rotate the removed reel at operating speed after reel removal. Strand-like material continues to be wound on the removed reel. A second reel receiving station of the reel changing apparatus which is rotating an empty reel at operating speed places the empty reel on the winding station from which the full reel had been removed. The empty reel rotates on the winding station at operating speed. The strand-like material is then cut and transferred to the empty reel rotating on the winding station. Reel change has been accomplished without interrupting the winding of the strand-like material. The full reel is deposited by the reel changing apparatus in a reel storage area. The reel changing apparatus proceeds to another winding station to perform another reel changing operation. A single reel changing apparatus can service a plurality of winding stations.

Method and apparatus for the continuous change of reels in single or

In a winding machine where material is wound onto a non-rotating spool by a flyer that revolves around the spool, a device for moving, clamping, and releasing the spool moves the spool into position for winding, traverses the spool axially as the flyer rotates around the spool to properly distribute the material on the spool, and moves the spool away from the winding position. The device also clamps the spool as it moves the spool into position for winding and unclamps the spool as it moves the spool away from the winding position.

Device for automatically clamping moving, and releasing a spool

Filamentary material is continuously wound on a pair of rotating spools, provided with feed means for excursively drawing the material to the spools and a transfer device for changing the feed of the material from one spool to the other. The transfer device is moved from association with the spool around which the material is being first wound to the spool around which the material is to be next wound in advance of the actual changeover of feed of said material from one spool to the other.

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Georgensgmund, Germany

Karl Jorg